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    Category: Staff & Volunteer Life

    Meet Allen, Our Guest Happiness and Reservations Specialist

    Wanna know who is arranging Gorilla Highlands bookings these days, and taking care of clients? I’m Allen Arinda and I grew up in Tanzania, Uganda…

    Allen 16 November 2022
    1 Comment

    How Does a Ugandan Village Work?

    The LC Pyramid of Uganda For a remote village on the edge of Uganda it is as important as it is for any town to…

    Tom 21 December 2021

    Congo Nile Trail — Hooray, Out of the Way!

    For me, 2021 has been a period of getting things out of the way. Primarily among them: the terabytes of video footage that had been…

    Miha 16 December 2021

    What Should I Expect in Terms of Cultural Shock?

    Culture shock is expected, and even welcome, when you exchange a life in the West for a dive into African life. But your culture shock will inevitably…

    Matyas 23 November 2021

    Get To Know Rwanda’s Twin Lakes With a True Muturage

    I am Rukundo, a Twin Lakes muturage from Gitare Village in Burera District. This is where I was born and grew up, all the 27…

    Rukundo 24 August 2021

    Little-Known Hiking Overnights in Southwestern Uganda

    I am Levi Ayebare, 28, and I have been working with Gorilla Highlands Experts on the Ugandan side of the region as a tecnico. This…

    Levi 12 August 2021
    1 Comment

    A Night Out with My Wife … or $100 Spent Changing a Life?

    The wind and wonder of discovery engulfed me as I held on to my motorcycle taxi driver, Kacumbe, the consensus king of boda boda drivers…

    Jon 23 July 2021
    1 Comment

    “What’s a Gay?” and Other Ugandan Sexuality Questions

    Weirdly enough, I didn’t sleep at all on the night of 31 May. I felt anxious, but I couldn’t put my finger on what exactly…

    Mari 11 June 2021
    3 Comments

    Many Happy Returns

    I’m Jon Lee, a consistent California connection, who has been writing, editing stories, and narrating videos for the Gorilla Highlands initiative for over a decade.…

    Jon 24 May 2021
    5 Comments

    My Lakeshore Covid Life: A Farewell Story (For Now)

    Hey you all, this is Brenda! As I am leaving Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi — the place where Gorilla Highlands Experts originated from — after…

    Brenda 20 May 2021
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